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1996 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament

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1996 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1995–96
Teams8
SiteReunion Arena
Dallas, Texas
ChampionsTexas Tech (5th title)
Winning coachJames Dickey (2nd title)
MVPReggie Freeman (Texas)
← 1995
1995–96 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Texas Tech 14 0   1.000 30 2   .938
Houston 11 3   .786 17 10   .630
Texas 10 4   .714 21 10   .677
TCU 6 8   .429 15 15   .500
Rice 5 9   .357 14 14   .500
Texas A&M 3 11   .214 11 16   .407
SMU 3 11   .214 8 20   .286
Baylor 4 10   .286 9 18   .333
1996 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10, 1996, at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.[1][2]

Number 1 seed Texas Tech defeated 3 seed Texas 75-73 to win their 5th championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament. This was the final season of the Southwest Conference tournament since the SWC would cease operations after the 1995-96 school year.

Format and seeding

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The tournament consisted of the top 8 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L % W L %
1
1
Texas Tech
14
0
1.000
30
2
.938
2
2
Houston
11
3
.786
17
10
.630
3
3
Texas
10
4
.714
21
10
.677
4
4
TCU
6
8
.429
15
15
.500
5
5
Rice
5
9
.357
14
14
.500
6
6
Baylor
4
10
.286
9
18
.333
7
7
SMU
3
11
.214
8
20
.286
7
8
Texas A&M
3
11
.214
11
16
.407

Tournament

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Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 7
Semifinals
Friday, March 8
Finals
Saturday, March 9
         
1 #7 Texas Tech 85
8 Texas A&M 57
1 #7 Texas Tech 68
5 Rice 53
4 TCU 67
5 Rice 78
1 #7 Texas Tech 75
3 Texas 73
3 Texas 86
6 Baylor 65
3 Texas 89
7 SMU 67
2 Houston 57
7 SMU 62

References

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  1. ^ "2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 161-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Razorback Records" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 54–57. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019-2020 Red Raider Program Guide" (PDF). Texas Tech Red Raiders. pp. 77–81. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019-20 Houston Cougars Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Houston Cougars. pp. 116–117. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  5. ^ "2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 161-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  6. ^ "TCU Men's Basketball 2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). TCU Horned Frogs. pp. 133–135. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  7. ^ "The Rice Way, 2018-2019 Rice Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Rice Owls. pp. 162–162. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  8. ^ "2019-2020 Maylor Men's Basketball Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 150–153. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  9. ^ "2019-20 SMU Men's Basketball Almanac" (PDF). SMU Mustangs. pp. 121-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  10. ^ "2019-20 Texas A&M Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 65-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.